Unmasking the Masquerade by Ryan Slavinksy (https://www.instagram.com/ryanslavinsky/)
This video is additional footage for a documentary about players of the live action roleplay game (LARP) Mind's Eye Theater: The Masquerade, part of the White Wolf World of Darkness/Vampire: The Masquerade universe, in Carbondale, Illinois, Edwardsville, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, Paducah, Kentucky, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was created from 2004-2005 by Ryan Slavinsky when he was a senior at Southern Illinois University.
View the documentary: https://youtu.be/cp9-D4pK-X0
View additional footage and interviews: https://youtu.be/h-TaXTr7YN4
Read more on the Center for Immersive Arts blog: https://cfia.org/unmasking-the-masquerade-larp-documentary/
Credits:
Directing, camera work and editing by Ryan Slavinsky (https://www.instagram.com/ryanslavinsky/)
Additional sound recording by Adam Hofmann, Jen Willis and Brent Surratt
Interviews:
Dave Kraus
Bob Spircoff
Robert Crosby
Jerry Boyle
Jenny from St. Louis
Nick Blew
Jason from Edwardsville
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This documentary is presented for archival and educational purposes.
Directing, camera work and editing by Ryan Slavinsky (https://www.instagram.com/ryanslavinsky/)
Additional sound recording by Adam Hofmann, Jen Willis and Brent Surratt
Interviews:
Dave Kraus
Bob Spircoff
Robert Crosby
Jerry Boyle
Jenny from St. Louis
Nick Blew
Jason from Edwardsville
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